Instrument-holder.



R. W. MILLS.

INSTRUMENT HOLDER.

urmoumn mum 311.26, 1012.

1,045,533. Patbnted Nov. 26, 1912.

@kwM/vw Witnesses Inventor Attorneys UNITED 'sTAT s rAr N'r OFFICE.

EOBEBT WM. MILLS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

INSTRUMENT-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Original application illed July 8, 1910, Serial No. 570,634. Divided and this application filed January 28,

' 191,2. Serial No. 678,834.

To all whom it flur y concern:

Be it known that I, Roaan'r W. MILLS a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in. the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Instrument-Holder, of which the following is a specification. I

This invention relates to holders for musical instruments for use in connection with music racks or desks, the holder being particularly adapted to engage and support a comet, violin, mandolin, clarinet, or other instrument, at a point where it can be'.con-

veniently reached by the musician using the rack or desk.

A further ob'Lect is to provid it holds of this type whic is simple in conrriirm on, and which will not scratch or otherwise our the instrument engaged thereby.

A further object is to provide a holder of this type capable of supporting one or more instruments, the said holder being foldable into a compact bundle.

' With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description roceeds, the invention resides in the comhination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred f orm of the invention as been shown.

In said. d awings:-Figure is a perspective view a portion of a music rack'or desk having the present improvements combined therewith. Fig. 2 is a section on line A-B Fig. 1 and showing the instrument holder in plan. Fig. 3 is an enlarged transverse section through one of the fingers of the holder.

Referring to the figures by characters of refcrencc 1 de'si sites the standard of a music rack or esk, the same bein vided with legs 2, these parts being a prefcrably constructed as disclosed in an application filed b me in the United State Patent Oilice on Ju y 6, 1910, Serial No. 570,634., andof which the present application is a division. I

The standard 1 has a flange or rib 3 extending therearound and constituting a support for a sleeve 4 which is loosely mounted on thcgstandardand has radially extending protongues 5 on the lower end portion thereof.

- Each of these tongues is provided, at its outer end, with spaced lugs 6. The upper 'end portion of the sleeve 4 is split for a short distance and has ears 7 extending from it and connected by a clamping screw 8,

whereby, if desired, the upper portion of the sleeve can be contracted so as to bind upon the standard 1 and thus be held fixed rela-' tive thereto. If desired, the clamping screw 8 ma be eliminated and the sleeve. per mitte to fit loosely upon the standard 1.

The ears 7 serve to hold a split band 9 against displacement relative to the sleeve, the ends of the band being extended radially to constitute ears between which are pivoted the shanks 10 of instrument engaging forks. Eah of these forks is made up of oppositely bowed s ring fingers 11 each of which is preferably provided with a'cover orjacket 12' of rubber or the like, the free ends oi each pair of fingers converging outwardly and being slightly outturned at their extransition, as indicated at 13. The shanks 10 are designed normally to rest. upon the tongues 5 and between the lugs 6 thereof. It is to be understood, however, that when the rack is folded or collapsed, theshanks and the forks thereon can be folded against the standard 1 so as to occupy the space and not increase length of the stand .when folded.

The forks of the holder are designed to swing downwardly by gravity onto the tongues 5 as soon as the stand or rack is set up for use, As hereinbefore stated these forks areespecially designed for holdi instruments such as clarinet/s, comets, vio ins etc, while they are not in use.

What is claimed is:-

1, The combination witha standard, of an instrument holder including a sleeve mountedfor rotation upon the standard supporting devices outstanding from sai sleeve, instrument engaging forks movable with the. sleeve and foldablc against the standard, said forks normally resting upon the supporting devices, and means upon said devices for holding the forks centered thereon. I Y

2. The combination with a standard, of an instrument holder including a sleeve mounted for rotation upon the standard,

sleevq-"and instrument engagin elements movable with the sleeve and folda is toward centered thereon;

upon the supporting devices, and means upon the devices forholding the elements 4. An instrument holder including a sleeve for engaging a standard, supporting devices outstanding from the sleeve, and instrument engaging elements outstanding from the sleeve and foldable upwardly, said elements ndrmally ing devices.

5. An instrument sleeve for engaging a tending around the sleeve, supportin holder including a.

resting upon the support;

standard, a band exvices outstanding from the'sleeveand elow the band, and instrument en aging elements carried by the band and foldable upwardly, said elements normally resting upon the suirporting devices.

testimony that I claim the fore oing as my own, I have hereto. affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT WM. MILLS. Witnesses F. B. FINK, ,L. A. Mamnnom. 

